Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1842 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXVI. Leave Hamza Hadji--Geumek Kieni--Beiad--Mountain Chain--Kirk Hinn-- Eski Kara Hissar--Quarries of Synnadic Marble--Plantations of Madder-- Afiom Kara Hissar--Remarkable Acropolis--Considerations on the March of Muulius. Wednesday, September 21.--A violent altercation took place last night between Hafiz Agha and the Imaum of the village, who chose to upbraid the Tatar with his conduct in travelling with an infidel and a spy. The Tatar retorted, and threatened to complain of him to the Mutzellim of Afiom Kara Hissar. At half-past eight we started, and, ascending the broad grassy plain to the west, soon passed the encampment of the village of Purnek, near which in a burial-ground were many marble columns, and other fragments derived from ancient edifices. At half-past ten we passed through the village of El Khan, immediately beyond which a road leads S.S.W. to Bolawadun, already recognised by Colonel Leake as the ancient Polybotum. Fragments of ancient monuments, and sites of deserted towns and villages, were frequent along this fertile valley, which, widening as we advanced, was bounded on either side by low undulating hills. At El Khan the insulated ridge of hills already described bore N. by W. about five miles off. At halfpast eleven we came to a Turkish fountain plentifully supplied with water, where I copied the inscription No. 156, and thence crossing the dry bed of the river flowing down the valley to the east, I visited the burial-ground of a small village called Geumek Kicui, a quarter of a mile to the north of our road, and eleven miles westof Hamza Hadji. Here were many columns of Synnadic marble, and other ancient monuments, but I saw no inscriptions. On the hill immediately above the burial-ground was a small...
